Monthly Archives: October 2012
Is Your Child in the Right Seat? Five Common Mistakes Parents Make
By Joni Gray Sure, we all want our kids to be safe in the car, but a recent study by General Motors Foundation and Safe Kids USA shows that 73% of car seats are not being used properly. In fact, the risk … [more]
Driving to Distraction – Online Addictions Have Officially Hit the Road
Nowadays, when you see the car in front of you swerving, alcohol use isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. The person in question could be performing any number of tasks while also trying to drive … [more]
Study Shows Car Owners Keeping Vehicles Longer
According to a study from the automotive research firm R.L. Polk & Co., Americans are now holding on to their new car purchases much longer than in years past. Today’s typical new car buyer keeps … [more]
Is that Airbag an Original? Feds Warn Car Owners to Be Wary
With automobile crashes remaining one of the top causes of death worldwide, manufacturing, distributing and installing faulty airbags is equal to creating a fake vaccine for tuberculosis. And yet it’ … [more]
NHTSA Says Counterfeit Air Bags Putting Drivers/Passengers at Risk
If there is one thing that we, as drivers, have come to expect from our vehicles, it is that if we are ever involved in an accident, our vehicle’s air bag(s) will deploy. However, if you own a vehicle … [more]
7 Ways Tesla Motors is Changing the Game
Not convinced of Tesla Motors' vast potential? Take a look at these seven ways the company is already changing the auto game. [more]
Audi Looking For Alternative Fuels to Lessen Carbon Footprint
Despite the continued emergence of electric and hybrid vehicles, our dependence on internal combustion engines still remains. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as internal combustion gasoline … [more]
Safe Driving Means Checking Your Bad Attitude at the Car Door
Nothing challenges a usually well-mannered, congenial person like getting behind the wheel. Angry, risky or unsafe driving habits cause one-third of all traffic fatalities. Statistically, you are either … [more]
Get Your Car Ready for a Change of Weather
Winter weather means different things to different people. But whether snow, sleet, wind, rain or hail is in your future this winter, it’s a good time to run some do-it-yourself maintenance checks on … [more]
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Your Eco-Friendly Car is Kinder to Some Cities
It’s a well-known fact that cars are responsible for a good deal of the world’s air pollution. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) State Transportation Statistics … [more]